Piston helicopter

N47242

1952 Hiller UH 12B Piston Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1952
Serial
491
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Franklin 6V4 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Mineral Wells, TX
Registration record

N47242 on the FAA register

Type
1952 Hiller UH 12B Piston Helicopters (FAA: Hiller UH-12B)
Serial
491
Engines
Franklin 6V4 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Mineral Wells, TX
Certificate issued
2025-05-13
Airworthiness date
1973-12-21
Registration expires
2032-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A5CB87
Mode S (octal)
51345607
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-05-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N47242 to the current registrant.
  • 1973-12-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1955-11-18
    N47242 previously assigned to a Aeronca 0-58B (s/n 058B-6142); cancelled.
  • 1952
    Manufactured (1952).
Overview

About N47242

N47242 is a 1952 Hiller UH 12B Piston Helicopters (FAA model UH-12B), serial number 491. It is registered to an individual in Mineral Wells, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 13, 2025 and expires on May 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Franklin 6V4 series engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated December 21, 1973.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N47242.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N47242.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.